A futuristic British-built rocket car, dubbed Bloodhound, and a team of 34 engineers and scientists behind this supersonic car, will attempt to smash the land speed record.

The Bloodhound is designed to reach over 1,000 mph in 55 seconds. The attempt will take place on a specially cleared 12-mile stretch of dried-up lake-bed land in Hakskeen Pan in South Africa Kalahari desert in August where 18,500 tonnes of stones have been removed by 300 local workers for five years. The area will be fitted with a water pipeline and 4G phone network. More than 10,000 tourists are expected to watch the record breaking attempt. More »

A Canadian developer is planning to build the US biggest mall in Miami, company executives unveiled last week. The project is called American Dream Miami.

The developer of the project, Triple Five Group, based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, also owns Minnesota Mall of America. Officials at Triple Five declined to give further details, but Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez revealed the deal Thursday in an interview and said the development would cost about $4 billion. More »